Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965)
"There is nothing like the sympathy of a common cause to make the settlement of other differences easy."
From Sir Winston...
This landscape painting by the American artist Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872) alludes to the ancient tale of Odysseus and the land of the Lotus...
To understand the troubled life of the Roman noblewoman, Julia, one must understand the chaotic times and the complicated family environment in which she...
Luo Guanzhong (lived between 1315-1400)
"I would rather defeat the world than have the world defeat me!"
A line attributed to the Chinese warlord, Cao...
Around the year 585, Bishop Gregory Of Tours (c. 539-594) traveled through a community called Carignan, located on the convergence of the Chiers and...
